History of Wabash
Valley Goodwill Industries, Inc.

Founded on the Boston ModelIn 1927 in the Wabash Valley, a local minister, the Reverend Theodore
Grob, Sr., saw the need for a sheltered workshop and low-priced merchandise.
From Rev. Helms' model, he founded Goodwill Industries in the parsonage
of Calvary Methodist Church (German Methodist) of which he was the minister.
He provided the leadership until 1968 when his son, Ted
Grob, Jr., took
over the management of the agency. William Tennis was named director
in 1982 upon Ted, Jr.'s retirement. Goodwill is the largest private sector
employer of people with disabilities or with special needs in the world,
yet its primary purpose is to train and place disabled persons in the economic
mainstream. Wabash Valley Goodwill is one of
the local autonomous member organizations in the United States, Canada, and 23
other countries.

The way in which Wabash Valley Goodwill came to be is explained
in the following time-line.

1917 During this year. Ted first heard the
story of how Reverend E. J. Helms had started the Goodwill idea in Boston,
Mass., and began to consider his own relationship to this idea. About
this time Ted started to feel God had other work for him than factory foreman
and turned his thoughts to the ministry.

1921 Changing the direction of his life, Ted entered
Baldwin-Wallace College, a Methodist Theological Seminary in Berea, Ohio,
while he ministered to churches in Akron and Strongville. Two years
later he was ordained as a Methodist minister and assigned to Calvary Methodist
Church in Terre Haute, Indiana.

1924-1926 Finding the congregation in financial
difficulty and the community in a depressed state due to the decline of
several major industries, Rev. Grob set out immediately to help both the
church and the surrounding community. He was very busy with Sunday
morning and evening services, Wednesday night prayer meeting and visitations
to the sick. As he and Deaconess Pauline Bartruff revitalized the
church's program, the congregation increased and the financial condition
of the church began to improve. Rev. Grob organized a vacation Bible
school for children in the most depressed areas of the community, at the
church and across the river in Taylorville. Many of the children's
parents were out of work and lacked such basic necessities as clothing
and food. Remembering the Goodwill premise, "Not charity but a chance,"
he asked for donations from local merchants which would be used by the
older students to make clothes for themselves and the younger children.

1926 Rev. Grob wanted to expand the use of the
Goodwill idea in Terre Haute, but a visit from Goodwill founder Helms
was not encouraging. A Goodwill had never been tried in a city as
small as Terre Haute, but after a tour of the depressed areas, Helms agreed
to give Rev. Grob $200 in missionary money if he was "crazy enough to start".

January, 1927 With this $200 and permission from
the congregation to use the parsonage as its headquarters, Goodwill Industries
in Terre Haute became a reality. One of the interested citizens meeting
to organize the agency was George W. Krietenstein, one of the most loyal
and generous of Rev. Grob's congregation at Calvary Methodist Church.
As were others, Krietenstein was skeptical of the Goodwill idea, but Rev.
Grob convinced him that to make a go of it, they would have to have 1,000
Goodwill bags to make the initial collection of goods. He gave Rev.
Grob a check for $42.50 to buy the bags, telling him, "This is the dumbest
money I ever gave away!". It certainly wasn't the last, though.

February, 1927 The first 1,000 Goodwill bags were
distributed early in the month, the filled bags providing work for the
first Goodwill employees in Terre Haute.

March, 1927 The Goodwill Store opened and took
in $1.32 the first day. Mary Carmichael was the first customer.
Soon more people discovered they could buy clothing and household articles
at the Goodwill for prices they could afford.

April, 1927
The Epworth League, the young people's group at Calvary, gave the Goodwill
its first truck, a Dodge panel truck which cost $75, for collecting cast-offs
around town.

December, 1927 At a Rotary Club meeting, Rev.
Grob emphasized the need for 2,000 more Goodwill bags. Rotarian Rev.
LeRoy Brown suggested Rev. Grob stand outside the door after the meeting
and take contributions from Rotary members who wished to donate toward
the $85 cost of the bags. When everyone was gone, he found the whole
amount had been collected. No civic group has been more supportive
of the Goodwill over the years than the Rotary, and several Rotarians have
been on the Goodwill Board of Directors. The 2,000 bags were distributed
during the Christmas holiday in the new Deming addition in the area of
21st to Barton. The Goodwill was overflowing with merchandise after
these bags were collected, putting more people to work and providing more
low-cost items for purchase by the needy. The Goodwill was in business,
just one short year after Reverend Grob decided to go ahead with the project.

December 28, 1927 The end of the organizational
stage of Goodwill's development was marked by its official beginning, as
articles of incorporation were filed in the Vigo County Recorder's office.

1929 As Reverend Grob's Goodwill work continued,
so did his work as pastor of the congregation at Calvary Methodist.
Joseph Entwistle, Superintendent of the Terre Haute Vitrified Brick Company,
wrote to local businessmen asking for donations to support Rev. Grob's
Sunday School. The letter produced the $25 Rev. Grob needed at that time.
Consistently, businessmen in Terre Haute have been more than willing to
support the efforts which would help the unemployed and their families
help themselves. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nehf turned over two homes
on Mulberry Street to the Goodwill to house workers who could not afford
rent. These became known as the Neukom-Nehf Memorial. One was
used for a dormitory and the other for living, dining and kitchen area.

1930 The Ladies Auxiliary of Goodwill opened a
coffee shop which served food to the needy at cost or less. Much
of the food was donated by local firms.

1929-1930 The phenomenal growth of Goodwill Industries
made it increasingly evident that new and larger facilities would soon
be required to continue to serve the needs of the community. Goodwill
had no money to build, and it was in debt to the Merchants National Bank
for two small buildings it had purchased at 120-122 North Fifth Street.
The Grobs' good friend Minnie Muehlmann came through with a $1,000 donation
to help reduce the debt, yet there was no money for a new building.
Rev. Grob put into effect the Goodwill principle once more. He designed
the building he wanted, solicited salvage materials for use in the building
project and enlisted a crew of unemployed men to dig the basement, paying
$1 a day in wages, supplemented by food, clothing and coal.

1932-1935 Through the efforts of Rev. Grob and
many leaders of business and industry, the new building at 120-122 North
Fifth became a reality, the only Goodwill Industries in the country to
be built entirely with salvage materials and donations. The dedication
was the third week of June, 1935. The third and fourth floors of
the building were completed by 1939.

1932 Robert Nunn gave the Goodwill a farm in Riley
where broom corn was raised for the manufacture of brooms in the workshop.
These were sold at the Goodwill Stores and at the Oakley Food Stores.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Talley gave the Goodwill a house at 612 Sycamore to be
used to house girls of limited means attending Indiana State Teachers College.
They worked at Goodwill Industries for their room and board.

1933 During Goodwill's years of growth, Rev. Grob
continued to request and to receive much support form the community.
A check here, a dollar on his desk there, always coming just when there
was a need. Krietenstein made another of his many contributions,
this time a check for $45 and a receipted bill. Entwistle offered
a lease on a 175 acre farm to be used to employ several men and to turn
a profit to be used on the building project.

June, 1935 At the time of the dedication of the
new building, Rev. Grob asked board members and contributors to double
their pledges if they possibly could, so outstanding debts could be paid.
Ninety per cent of the pledges were doubled.

1940 Benjamin Blumberg donated $200 toward payment
of a debt at the Merchants National Bank, clearing the store on Fourth
Street of debt. He also made possible installation of the first electric
elevator in the Goodwill building. Ed Bindley contributed a concrete
floor for the basement of the Goodwill building, poured and finished by
concrete workers employed by Leroy White, who had assisted in the original
building project. Before this, flies and dampness made use of the
basement area almost impossible. Victor Miller offered money to pay
for finishing the second floor and painting the building on the inside,
and another friend gave a paint spraying machine valued at more than $150.

1941-1945 Goodwill's work increased during the
war years as the Office of Production Management in Washington advised
all Goodwill Industries to step up collections of salvage and other discarded
materials. There was a critical need for paper, rags, metal and rubber
for processing into new materials; and reconditioning and reuse of other
materials would help conserve new consumer goods. Housewives and
children all over responded by donating and collecting materials for war
use.

1942 The Terre Haute Community Chest was organized
and accepted Goodwill's application for membership allotting $3,600 to
Goodwill. Rev. Grob was one of the campaign chairmen for the initial
fund-raising drive.

September 13, 1942 A disastrous fire at the Goodwill
building destroyed the inside of the upper three floors and their contents.
Immediately, Rev. Grob began to plan for repairing the damage and continuing
the operation elsewhere while repairs were being done. The community
responded with help and, by 1943, the workshops were restored and Goodwill
was in full operation again.

1945 As assistant director of Goodwill Industries,
Ted, Jr., instituted a new program called "human engineering" which would
guide Goodwill during the coming years of change and expanding services.
The focus of all Goodwills had changed since the Depression, from helping
those handicapped by economic conditions to those handicapped by physical
and mental conditions. Ted anticipated that disabled veterans returning
to the Terre Haute area after W.W.II would need help becoming a part of
society again. This program required working agreements with many
state and local agencies -- the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation,
the Indiana Veterans Administration, the Indiana Department of Mental Health,
the Vigo County Mental Health Association, the Vigo County Tuberculosis
society, the American Red Cross chapter and the Family Services Association.
Thanks to local industry, Goodwill was able to obtain several jobs which
employed handicapped workers but did not fit into the industries' own production
schedules. Columbia Records, Ethyl Visqueen, Wabash Fibre Box Company,
Home Packing, Public Service Indiana, and Coca-Cola bottling Company were
just some of the industries furnishing work to Goodwill employees.

1947 The Rotary Club sponsored the first Good
Turn Drive for Goodwill, a program which has continued over the years to
provide Goodwill employees with a source of goods to work on throughout
the year.

April, 1949 Goodwill continued to expand its services
by opening the Brazil retail store, the first outside Terre Haute.
Other area retail stores followed through the years, selling, as did the
Brazil Store, material collected in the area and processed at the central
workshop in Terre Haute. These included stores in Marshall, Charleston,
Robinson and Paris, in Illinois and in Sullivan, Greencastle, Linton, Clinton,
West Terre Haute and North Terre Haute, in Indiana.

1954 The Goodwill Board of Directors voted
to raise $3,000 for new laundry equipment, a basic necessity of the operation
since all clothing taken in had to be laundered and pressed after it was
sorted and mended at the workshop.

1959 Purchases made possible by board members
Harry Arnold and Robert Nunn were a new electric welder, steam iron and
shoe repair machine. Mr. Arnold also gave Goodwill 500 shares of
Terre Haute Malleable stock.

1962 The increasing volume of business made it
necessary to build a new fireproof brick addition on the site of the old
parsonage north of the main building. This provided an area for storage
of filled bags until materials were processed. Then Goodwill Board
President, Forrest Sherer, donated the first $1,000 of the cost and
collected much of the rest from other friends of Goodwill.

1963 When Rev. Grob underwent surgery and took
some time off for recovery, he suggested the board ask Ted, Jr., to come
back to Terre Haute from his position as Director of the Atlanta Goodwill
Industries and prepare to take over the directorship when he retired.

1965 In Ted, Jr.'s first year as Assistant Executive
Director, much new equipment was installed and the workshops were remodeled
in an effort to modernize training procedures and management policies.
New drop boxes for placement throughout the city were donated by the Rotary
Club, Junior Chamber of Commerce, radio station WAAC, radio and television
station WTHI, the Callahan Funeral Home, the Bedino Peace Chapel, the Motor
Carriers' Association, the Kiwanis Club and the Friendship Class of Centenary
United Methodist Church.

1968 Ted, Jr., became Executive Director of the
Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries. A $300 donation from the Exchange
Club made possible the purchase of an electric wiper cutter, which
is used for cutting otherwise unusable rags into wiper cloths. The
cloths are purchased by many local industries. The Junior Chamber
of Commerce contributed $700 for new laundry equipment and the Rotary Club
gave $800 for a new steam cabinet for the clothing refinishing department.

1969 Ted, Jr., introduced a new activity project,
the Work Activity Center, to evaluate the potential work habits of severely
mentally retarded clients.

1971 An equipment grant was received from the
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to purchase office equipment, a new
truck, a new baler, air conditioners, a register for the main store, and
production equipment such as saws and drills. A second grant in 1973
allowed the purchase of trucks, an air compressor, a radial arm saw, carts
and dollies, a washer and dryer and office equipment.

August , 1971 A staffing grant was received from
the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the Indiana Department
of Vocational Rehabilitation to facilitate a program of rehabilitation
training for the developmentally disable. Kathy Ratliff was hired
to administer the program as Director of Personnel and Rehabilitation Services,
and Stuart Wigon as Work Evaluator and Training Director.

December, 1971 An accreditation investigation
was conducted and accreditation was granted to the Wabash Valley Goodwill
Industries from the national Goodwill office, signifying that all standards
set forth by the parent organization had been met. This was the first
time the local Goodwill had worked toward accreditation, and it was again
earned in 1976 and 1981.

August, 1972 Robinson Goodwill was established.

February, 1973 The Goodwill Board of Directors
approved a report calling for the hiring of a special planner to aid in
the agency's attempts to construct a new building and to develop a plan
to submit to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for consideration
of a technical assistance grant. However, after the board surveyed
possible sources for financing the building, the idea was tabled because
fund-raising opportunities in the community did not appear to be favorable
at that time.

February 1, 1974 Fire caused $10,000 worth of
damage to the main Goodwill store at 122 N. Fifth Street. Flames
were confined to the first floor, and damage forced closing of the
store for clean-up.

March, 1974 The newly remodeled main store reopened
to "land office" business the first day. The opening was combined
with the celebration of the Goodwill's 47th birthday in the Wabash Valley,
and the first customer was Mary Carmichael, who had made the first purchase
on opening day back in 1927.

September, 1974 A Goodwill store was opened in
Greencastle.

March 27, 1977 Mayor Brighton declared this Goodwill
Week in Terre Haute in honor of the 50th year Anniversary Celebration.
Goodwill dignitaries and local leaders toured the Goodwill facility each
day and a gala banquet highlighted the festivities.

February, 1979 Charleston Goodwill was established.

February 22, 1979 The store in Robinson, Ill.,
destroyed by fire in January, 1979, reopened at a new location.

March 15, 1979 The ninth Goodwill store supplied
from the workshop operation in Terre Haute was opened in Charleston, Ill.

May, 1981 The Marshall, Illinois Goodwill Store
was closed.

August, 1982 Sullivan Goodwill was established.

October 29, 1982 Appointment was approved by the
Board of Directors of William G. Tennis as new Executive Director of Goodwill
and Ted, Jr., as Consultant, effective December, 1982.

March, 1990 Goodwill's Main Store moved to its
newer and bigger present location at 2702 S. 3rd St. in Terre Haute.
Also in March, the West Terre Haute Retail Store was closed. All
West Terre Haute store personnel were reassigned to the new Terre Haute
store location.

April, 1990 The Goodwill corporate offices and processing
plant were relocated at the new facility located at 2702 South 3rd Street in
Terre Haute, IN. All operations were discontinued at the 122
North 5th street location.

March, 1991 A retirement program was established
for Goodwill staff and employees.

Summer, 1991 Goodwill purchased 1 acre of land
and a building at the rear of the Main Store location.

Fall, 1991 A new roof was installed at the main
branch.

March, 1992 Brazil Goodwill moved to a new location
at 111 W. National.

1993 An employee park area was established for
Goodwill employees to have lunch and breaks in. All parking areas
were resurfaced and paved. A new access road was constructed for
affording a safer vehicular path for trucks, as well as patrons and employees.
An additional storage building was constructed to accommodate agency growth.

February, 1993 Terre Haute Goodwill opened a booth
at Antique Crafts & Things, located in Honey Creek south Mall.

December, 1993 Esther Kearschner (oldest daughter
of founder Rev. Grob) retired from Goodwill Industries. Esther served
at the Wabash Valley Goodwill organization for over 67 years.

1994 A corporate video was produced.

March, 1994 At its annual meeting the Goodwill
Board elected not to seek funding from the local United Way, but to become
an unfunded member agency.

April, 1994 Terre Haute's Plaza North store opened
its doors on the city's north side in the Plaza North Shopping Center.

April 30, 1994 Charleston Goodwill closed and
moved out of the city.

March, 1995 Goodwill opened a drop-off and recycling
center at the Main Goodwill facility located at 2702 S. 3rd St. in Terre
Haute. The Center is open 7 days a week.
Link
to Recycling Center information.

December, 1995 Brazil Goodwill was closed to prepare
to move to a new location.

September, 1996 Sullivan Goodwill moved to its
present address at 22 North Main.

1996 Goodwill exceeds 2 million dollars in revenue
for the first time.

Sept., 1997 Goodwill began its first Managing
Work Program for Welfare-to-Work clients. The Managing Work Program
is intended to assist the person served in providing evidence of a recent
work history and a work reference to prospective employers, and also to
provide the client with case management assistance in dealing with and/or
solving problems both inside and outside the workplace for the purpose
of increasing the person's employability potential.

November, 1997 The Terre Haute Rotary Club coordinated
the 50th Annual Rotary/Goodwill Drive. Goodwill received a grant from the
Indiana Department of Environmental Management to purchase recycling equipment.

July, 1999 Goodwill is notified they will be awarded a contract
to provide IMPACT services in Vigo County beginning October 1, 1999.

September, 1999 Goodwill offers groundbreaking training for area
nonprofit managers and staff. The program consist of eight live satellite
broadcast to be aired over the next nine months. September 30, 1999
Goodwill hosted a live satellite event. Topic: Creating Higher Education
Opportunities That Support Welfare-to-Work.

October, 1999 Goodwill begins providing IMPACT services in
Vigo County. A lease was signed to move the Clinton Goodwill store to a
new location by the end of the year.

November 6, 1999 The Terre Haute Rotary club conducted
the 52nd annual Goodwill Industries donation drive. Forty-one Rotarians
participated in this years event.

November 20, 1999 Goodwill received a $5,000 grant from the Clay-Owen-Vigo
Solid Waste District to help defray expenses relating to the operation
of their Drop-Off Recycling
Center.

November 24, 1999 Goodwill joins the world of e-commerce when they upload
items to be sold on the Goodwill internet auction site. Auction address:
www.shopgoodwill.com

January 12, 2000 Goodwill reopens it's Clinton store at a 223 South
11th. The new site is adjacent to the Clinton IGA.

November 30, 2000
Goodwill
provides facilities to view a live satellite downcast regarding changes to
the GED test that will be implemented in January 2002. 25 local
service providers participated in this free event.

December 13, 2000
The
first Wheels to Work car is
presented at city hall. The mayor of Terre Haute donated the first
automobile.

December 20, 2000
The
Greater Terre Haute Church Federation held it's monthly meeting in the
Goodwill Board room.The second Wheels to
Work car is presented in the Goodwill Board room.

January, 2001 Goodwill signs agreement to continue as a
non-funded United Way member agency.

February, 2001 The Brazil store was closed for remodeling and
new carpet.

March 1, 2001 Wabash Valley Goodwill earns a three year
accreditation from Goodwill Industries International.

March 30, 2001 Board members elected to serve a one
year term as officers were: Barry Powell, President; Lori
Danielson, Vice-President; Gary Schomer, Secretary; and Jerry Einstandig,
Treasurer. Jenny Higginbotham was elected as a new board member.

May 14, 2001 Goodwill received a $6,000 grant from the
Clay-Owen-Vigo
Solid Waste District to help defray expenses relating to the operation
of their Drop-Off Recycling
Center.

May 15, 2001 The Wheels to Work
program has matched 18 vehicles with Impact participants.

May 17, 2001
New
Excel horizontal baling equipment, conveyor system, and diesel Bobcat are
installed to aid in the recycling of paper and old corrugated containers in
the recycling center.

June 27, 2001 Goodwill
host visitors from the South Bend Goodwill.

July 17, 2001 Goodwill
was the program at the evening Kiwanis meeting.

July, 2001 The Vigo County Office of the Division of
Family and Children notify Goodwill Industries that they have been selected
to provide IMPACT services in Vigo county for the contract period of October
2001 thru September 2002.

August 29, 2001 Carol gets ready
to drive away in the 23rd Wheels to Work Program car.

September 6, 2001 Goodwill hosted the local PEO chapter AW in
the board room. Bill Tennis presented a program on Goodwill Industries. He talked about the history of the Terre Haute
agency and current activities and programs.

November 5, 2001 Sarah Petts becomes the
first Wheels to Work participant to pay off her car loan.

November 26, 2001 Goodwill received a grant from Microsoft
Corporation to upgrade existing software used by the agency.Microsoft's generous grant is used both by office staff and workforce
development participants.

November, 2001 Goodwill received a $6,000 grant from the
Clay-Owen-Vigo
Solid Waste District to help defray expenses relating to the operation
of their Drop-Off Recycling
Center.

January 2002 Goodwill is notified they have been awarded a
$7,500 grant from the Clay-Owen-Vigo Solid Waste District.Goodwill signs agreement to continue as a non-funded United Way member
agency.

February 1, 2002 The Goodwill public relations committee
met at Goodwill to plan the agency anniversary
celebration to be held later in the year.

February 21, 2002 Goodwill host the Wabash Valley United Way
AAC meeting.

March 6, 2002 Bill Tennis speaks to classes at McLean
high school regarding workforce development issues.

March 22, 2002 Goodwill honors 3 former
Goodwill employees who participated in an anniversary celebration at the
main store located in Terre Haute.

March 28, 2002 Board members elected to serve a one
year term as officers were: Barry Powell, President; Lori
Danielson, Vice-President; Gary Schomer, Secretary; and Jerry Einstandig,
Treasurer. New members elected to the board included: Tom Dever, Karen
Goeller, and Tim Weir.

November 2002 The Clay-Owen-Vigo Solid Waste District grants
Goodwill $5,000 to help defray the cost of newshredding equipment to be installed at the Goodwill recycling center.

December 16, 2002 The 75th annual Goodwill employee Christmas
party was held.

December 19, 2002 Goodwill is notified they have been awarded a
$7,500 grant from the Clay-Owen-Vigo Solid Waste District.

January 2003 Wabash Valley Goodwill begins it's 76th year
of service to the Wabash Valley.

March 26, 2003 The North Terre Haute store closes for
business.

March 27, 2003 Goodwill is notified they have been awarded a
$8,000 grant from the Clay-Owen-Vigo Solid Waste District.

March 28, 2003 The Goodwill board of directors conducted the
75th annual meeting at noon in the large meeting room.The auditors report and election of officers and directors highlighted the
event. Board members elected to serve a one
year term as officers were: Barry Powell, President; Lori
Danielson, Vice-President; Gary Schomer, Secretary; and Jerry Einstandig,
Treasurer.

April 11, 2003The Goodwill store at 2702 South
3rd Street in Terre Haute is expanded by 2000 square feet of selling area.
Furniture, household items and wares occupy the new space.

April 12, 2003 Goodwill Industries and the Clay, Owen,
Vigo Solid Waste District co-sponsor the "Spring Fling" at the Terre Haute
Action Track

April 22, 2003 Hi-99 radio and on-air personality Party Marty
celebrate Earth Day 2003 at the Goodwill recycling center. Food and give-away
items were furnished by the Clay, Own, Vigo Solid Waste District.

April 25, 2003 Goodwill Industries launches a Personal
Document Destruction Service for area residents.

June 27, 2003 The Goodwill board of directors met at noon in the large meeting room.

June 30, 2003
The Vigo County Office of the Division of Family and Children notify Goodwill
Industries that they have been selected to provide IMPACT services in Vigo
county for the contract period of October 2003 thru September 2004.

July 1, 2003 A new point-of-sale retail system was installed
in the Terre Haute store. Other stores will come online in the near future.

July 25, 2003 Clay, Owen, Vigo Solid Waste District host live
radio remote with "Party Marty from Hi-99 radio. Janet Reed from the
district said " Goodwill provides a very valuable service to the citizens of
Terre Haute" when referring to the Goodwill personal document destruction
program.

August 11, 2003 Goodwill was the program at the noon meeting
of the Farm Bureau Home Economics Past Presidents club. Bill Tennis,
executive director presented the program.

August 14, 2003 A new point-of-sale retail system was
installed in the Sullivan store. Other stores will come online in the near
future.

September 3, 2003 A new point-of-sale retail system was
installed in the Brazil store. Other stores will come online in the near
future.

September 22, 2003 A new point-of-sale retail system was
installed in the Paris store. Other stores will come online in the near
future.

October 2, 2003 A new point-of-sale retail system was
installed in the Robinson and Clinton stores. The Greencastle location will come online in the near
future.

October 4, 2003 The Clay, Owen, Vigo Solid Waste District hosted
a live
radio remote with 102.7 F.M. to promote recycling in Vigo county.

October 9, 2003 A new point-of-sale retail system was
installed in the Greencastle store.

October 29, 2003 A new sign ( Smiling G ) was installed at
the main headquarters in Terre Haute.

November 7, 2003 The Clay, Owen, Vigo Solid Waste District hosted
a live
radio remote with 102.7 F.M. to promote recycling in Vigo county

November 8, 2003 The Terre Haute Rotary Club
conducted the 56th Rotary/Goodwill material drive. Bill Aubin chaired the
event for the Rotary Club.

November 11, 2003 Bill Tennis presented a program about
Goodwill Industries to the Sugar Grove Home Extension Club.

December 15, 2003 The 76th annual employee Christmas
party was held.

January 20, 2004 Bill Tennis presented a program about
Goodwill Industries to the Social Services Division of the Women's Department
Club of Terre Haute.

March 26, 2004 The Goodwill board of directors conducted the
76th annual meeting at noon in the large meeting room.
The auditors report and election of officers and directors highlighted the
event. Board members elected to serve a one
year term as officers were: Barry Powell, President; Lori
Danielson, Vice-President; Gary Schomer, Secretary; and Jerry Einstandig,
Treasurer.

April 10, 2004 Goodwill Industries and the Clay, Owen,
Vigo Solid Waste District co-sponsor the "Spring Fling" at the Terre Haute
Action Track.

April 16, 2004 Wabash Valley Goodwill earns a three year
accreditation from Goodwill Industries International.

June 26, 2004 New board member David Piker is introduced at
the June board meeting.

July 2004 Goodwill has distributed 13,315 frequent shopper
cards to area customers. Customers use the cards for discounts and
special sales in Wabash Valley Goodwill stores.

July 16, 2004 Goodwill's 3rd annual picnic and swim party held at
Deming Park. Over 100 employees and family members attended.

August 18, 2004 The Goodwill employee United Way luncheon
was held. Goodwill is one of the
pilot campaign companies this year.

September 1, 2004 A video rental program was implemented in
our Terre Haute store.

September 15, 2004 A 911 cellular telephone program
to benefit seniors and individuals with disabilities is started.

September 20, 2004 Goodwill begins a community telephone
answering service for employees, clients and others. The program is designed
to aid people who do not have telephones have a central place to retrieve
messages.

October 28, 2004 Bill Tennis and Jeanne Harrington
presented a program about Goodwill Industries to the National
Association of Retired Federal Employees Chapter 0327.

November 6, 2004 The Terre Haute Rotary Club
conducted the 57th Rotary/Goodwill material drive. Bill Aubin chaired the
event for the Rotary Club.

November 19, 2004 Alcan Aluminum companyemployeesvisit Goodwill as part of their United Way campaign.

December 21, 2004 Goodwill is notified they have been awarded
a $10,000 grant from the Clay-Owen-Vigo Solid Waste District. This grant
helps subsidize the Goodwill drop-off recycling center.

December 20, 2004 The 77th annual employee Christmas party
was held at the Golden Corral restaurant. Over 125 people attended.

December 30, 2004 For the first time an operating
budget in excess of 3 million dollars was approved by the board of
directors.

January 1, 2005 A new accounting system and point-of-sale
interface is implemented in the Terre Haute office.

January 1, 2005 The Board made changes to Goodwill's
403(b)3 thrift plan to accelerate employee ownership of employer
contributions to the plan.

January 21, 2005 Goodwill is one of the recipients of the
annual trust fund distribution from First Financial Bank.
Jeanne Harrington
accepts for Goodwill.

February 10, 2005 Goodwill has distributed over 17,195 frequent shopper
cards to area customers. Customers use the cards for discounts and
special sales in Wabash Valley Goodwill stores. Store specials available
with the shopper card can be found at:
http://www.wvgoodwill.org/sales.pdf

February 15, 2005 Jeanne Harrington and Bill Tennis present
a program on Goodwill to the St. Patrick's Ladies Alter Society.

February 22, 2005 The Vigo County Impact providers meeting
was held in the Goodwill board room. Bill Tennis presented a program on
Goodwill's history and current activities.

March 9, 2005 The video-rental area in the Terre Haute
Goodwill store closed.

March 31, 2005 The Goodwill board of directors conducted the
77th annual meeting at noon in the large meeting room.
The auditors report and election of officers and directors highlighted the
event. Board members elected to serve a one
year term as officers were: Barry Powell, President;
Troy Helman, Vice-President; Gary Schomer, Secretary; and Jerry Einstandig,
Treasurer.

April 9, 2005 Goodwill Industries and the Clay, Owen,
Vigo Solid Waste District co-sponsor the "Spring Fling" at the Terre Haute
Action Track.

July 5, 2005 The Paris store is closed for remodeling.

July 15, 2005 Goodwill's 4th annual picnic and swim party
was held at
Deming Park. Nearly 200 employees and family members attended.

September 29, 2005 The Goodwill Board of Directors vote to
send $10,000 to the Goodwill Industries Hurricane Relief fund.

December 19, 2005 The annual employee Christmas party was
heldat the Goodwill facility.

December 30, 2005 The Board approves an operating budget in
excess of three million dollars.

March 31, 2006 The Goodwill board of directors conducted the 78th
annual meeting at noon in the large meeting room. The auditors report and
election of officers and directors highlighted the event. Board members
elected to serve a one year term as officers were:
Barry Powell, President; Troy
Helman, Vice-President; Gary Schomer, Secretary; and Jerry Einstandig,
Treasurer.

April 8, 2006 Goodwill and the Clay, Owen, Vigo Solid Waste
District sponsor the Spring Fling Race at the Terre Haute Action Track.

May 6, 2006 Goodwill Industries is a recipient of a $10,000
mini grant from the Clay, Owen,
Vigo Solid Waste District.

June 20, 2006 Goodwill Industries adds a new truck and
de-mountable body to better serve donors and customers of it's donated goods
program.

July 14, 2006 Goodwill's 5th annual picnic and swim party
was held at
Deming Park. Nearly 175 employees and family members attended.

July 26, 2006 Goodwill begins utilizing the de-centralized
model of processing and distribution of donated goods.

August 26, 2006 The State of Indiana extended the current
IMPACT contract with Goodwill for another year.

November 4, 2006 The Terre Haute Rotary Club
conducted the 59th Rotary/Goodwill material drive. Material collected helps
provide work for people with disadvantages/disabilities.

November 9, 2006 TheClinton, Indiana Goodwill
retail outlet closed.

December 19, 2006 The 79th annual employee Christmas party
was held. Over 100 people attended.

December 26, 2006 Goodwill Industries is a recipient of a
$10,000 mini grant from the Clay, Owen,
Vigo Solid Waste District. This grant is used to subsidize Goodwill's
recycling center.

December 27, 2006 The Terre Haute Goodwill store joins the
"million dollar club". Store sales reached $1,000.000 for the first time.
Only 22 percent of U.S. Goodwill stores have revenues above one million
dollars annually. Proceeds from store sales fund employment and
services offered by Goodwill.Goodwill does not
receive any United Way funding.

December 29, 2006 The Goodwill Board of Directors approved
an operating budget for 2007 of $3,140,250. The agency organizational chart
was adopted. Other business included the Compensation Committee
report, a report regarding the review of the agency by-laws and discussion
on remaining a non-funded United Way member.

December 31, 2006 Over 418 people were served during 2006
in the Goodwill IMPACT program. This program is offered under contract with
the State of Indiana and serves welfare and food-stamp recipients.

January 2, 2007 Goodwill has distributed frequent shopper
cards to more than 33,400 customers. The cards are used for discounts and
special sales in Wabash Valley Goodwill stores.

February 1, 2007 WabashValleyBooks opens for business. This
is the Terre Haute Goodwill's eBook store.

February 27, 2007 Over 75 people are signed up to use
Goodwill's free voice-mail system. For details of this program send e-mail
to Darin.

March 28, 2007 Lillie Sekerak retires from Goodwill after
35 years of service.

March 30, 2007The Goodwill board of directors conducted the 79th annual meeting at noon in
the large meeting room. The auditors report and election of officers and
directors highlighted the event. Board members elected to serve a one year
term as officers were: Barry
Powell, President; Troy Helman, Vice-President; Gary Schomer,
Secretary; and Lori Danielson, Treasurer.

April 2, 2007 The recycling center is now open Tuesday -
Saturday.

June 21, 2007 Wabash Valley Goodwill earns a three year
accreditation from Goodwill Industries International.

July 13, 2007 Goodwill's 6th annual picnic and swim party
was held at Deming Park. Over 200 employees and family members attended.

July 2007 Goodwill Industries raised over
$762.00 for the local Meals on Wheels organization. This United Way agency
delivers meals to disabled/elderly individuals in Terre Haute, IN.

September 1, 2007 The recycling center re-opens to a
Monday thru Saturday schedule.

January 5, 2008 Wal-Mart and Goodwill team to go "Green". A
Goodwill truck will be at the U.S.41 South Wal-Mart the first Saturday of
each month and at the U.S. 46 east Wal-Mart on the second Saturday. The
truck will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will be accepting
donations of clothing, household items, books, shoes and other items
typically found in a household. This partnership makes it very easy to
donate your gently used items. Tax receipts will be available.

March 4, 2008 We are notified by the Office of Faith-Based
and Community Initiatives that we meet the required service provider
criteria and have been added to the Indiana Access to Recovery provider list
for Vigo County.

March 21, 2008 Goodwill's new online book store goes
on-line. Books can be purchased over the internet and shipped to the
customer.

March 27, 2008 The new Terre Haute curbside recycling
program's first load of material is delivered to Goodwill.
Picture See June 2nd entry.
Goodwill no longer associated with the Republic Services curbside recycling program. Read the story in the Tribune Star:
Click here

March 28, 2008 The Goodwill board of directors conducted the 80th annual meeting at noon in
the large meeting room. The auditors report and election of officers and
directors highlighted the event. Board members elected to serve a one year
term as officers were: Barry
Powell, President; Troy Helman, Vice-President; Gary Schomer,
Secretary; and Lori Danielson, Treasurer.

April 1, 2008 A cross-belt self cleaning magnet is
installed in the recycling area to help pull metal off of the sorting belt.

May 18, 2008 The recycling center is now open Sundays
from noon to 5 p.m.

June 2, 2008 Goodwill is no longer associated with the
Republic Services / Terre Haute curbside recycling program. We encourage
everyone to use our Free Drop-off recycling centerlocated at 2702 South 3rd Street in Terre Haute. More information on our
recycling center can befound by clicking our recycling link.RECYCLE Read the story in the Tribune Star:
Click here

July 18, 2008 Goodwill's 7th annual picnic and swim party
was held at Deming Park.

August 28, 2008 Employee Labor Day picnic was held today.

December 15, 2008 The 81st annual Goodwill Christmas party
was held.

December 31, 2008 For the first time Goodwill's employee
wages, taxes and benefits exceeded
2 million dollars.

March 26, 2009 T.G.I. Fridays, in Terre Haute, donated 3000
coupons to distribute to Goodwill donors. Each coupon is good for a
smoothie, appetizer or a dessert.

March 27, 2009 The Goodwill board of directors conducted the 81st annual meeting at noon in
the large meeting room. The auditors report and election of officers and
directors highlighted the event. Board members elected to serve a one year
term as officers were: Barry
Powell, President; Troy Helman, Vice-President; Gary Schomer,
Secretary; and Don Garvin, Treasurer.

May 13, 2009 Goodwill distributes the first computer under
the Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) program.

June 8, 2009 South Vigo High School students interested in
recycling tour the Goodwill recycling center.

July 17, 2009 Goodwill's 8th annual picnic and swim party
was held at Deming Park. Over 300 employees and family members attended.

July 17, 2009 Goodwill shipped the second load of computers
recycled through the Dell/Goodwill Reconnect computer recycling program.

July 24, 2009 The newly remodeled house wares and furniture
room at the Terre Haute store reopens for business.
Click here for picture.

July 31, 2009 Goodwill customers and employees raised over
$1,600.00 for the local Meals on Wheels organization. This United Way agency
delivers meals to disabled/elderly individuals in Terre Haute, IN.

August 6, 2009 Rachel Sutopo and Bill Tennis made a
Goodwill presentation to the women's group at the Methodist Church in
Seelyville, Indiana.

August 11, 2009 Bill Tennis gave a presentation on Goodwill
Industries to the Kiwanis Club of Greater Terre Haute.

August 12, 2009 The annual United Way employee
luncheon was held in the Goodwill cafeteria.

September 3, 2009 The Sullivan, Indiana Goodwill store
reopens after being closed for remodeling.

September 4, 2009 The Goodwill employee labor day cook-out
was held at the Terre Haute location.

March 31, 2010 The Goodwill board of directors conducted the 82nd annual meeting. The auditors report and election of officers and
directors highlighted the event. Board members elected to serve a one year
term as officers were: Barry
Powell, President; Troy Helman, Vice-President; Gary Schomer,
Secretary; Don Garvin, Treasurer and Bill Tennis, Executive Director. An Executive Leadership
Succession Plan was adopted by the board of directors.

December 20,
2010 Goodwill purchases the former Blockbuster building located at
6oo South 3rd Street in Terre Haute. Plans are underway to open a thrift
store and donation drop-off site there in the near future.

December 29,
2010 At it's December meeting the Goodwill Board of Directors
approved an operating budget of $3,912,684.00 for 2011.

February 2, 2011
A new Excel horizontal baler is installed in the Goodwill Recycling
Center.

August 24, 2011
Goodwill becomes an Indiana State University Sycamore Athletics sponsor.
GoSycamores.com

December 1, 2011
Goodwill signs agreement to open a new store at 2645 Wabash Ave. in
Terre Haute in early 2012.

December 12,
2011The 84th employee Christmas party was held
with over 120 in attendance.

December 22, 2011 Girl Scout Troop #2245 toured our
Recycling Center.

December 30, 2011 The Goodwill Board of Directors
passes a 2012 budget of over $4,000,000.

January 1, 2012 Goodwill rents property located at 2645
Wabash Ave. in Terre Haute. Plans call for opening a new store and donation
center in late January or early February.
Tribune Article

January 11, 2012 Goodwill announces that due to changes
made by their TV recycling partner the TV Recycling Program operated by
Goodwill will soon charge a fee for televisions. Fees will begin on February 1,
2012. 27" or less will be $5.00 and over 27" televisions will be $10.00.

March 1, 2012 A free public use computer lab is opened at
Goodwill's 600 S 3rs Street location in Terre Haute. Hours: M-S 9 to 7:30
and Sunday from noon till 5:30.
Tribune Article

March 16, 2012 A new 700 square foot hard goods area
was opened at our 600 South 3rd street store.

April 2012 Goodwill was voted "The Best Resale Shop" in the
Tribune Star's 2012 Readers Choice Award. Thank you Wabash Valley.

April 11, 2012 A lease was signed paving the way to
relocate the Goodwill store in Greencastle, IN. The Goodwill store has been
located at 21 North Indiana street in Greencastle since 1974. The new
location is on the Indianapolis Rd about two miles from the present
location. A free public use computer lab will be available in the new
location.

April 17, 2012 Two student organizations at Terre Haute
South Vigo High School conducted a school wide drive and collected about 50
bags of items to donate to Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries.
Tribune Article

April 9, 2013 Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries Career And
Learning Center opened to serve the community. Picture

April 12, 2013 Volunteers from ISU were at Goodwill Industries
for Donaghy Day sprucing up the landscape.
Picture

April 17, 2013 Earth Day at ISU, Marlene Cox talked to students
about Goodwill Industries Recycling\Donation Center and how Goodwill has
recycled since 1927.

April 19, 2013 Earth Day at Union Hospital. Deann Hayne and
Marlene Cox sold many treasures that came from donations at Goodwill
Industries. Teaching the public that there are many ways to recycle.

April 20, 2013 Earth Day at The White Violet Center. Goodwill
Industries was present sharing information about recycling to many who
attended. Marlene Cox asked asked questions to attendees as to how they recycle and then in turn
discussed how Goodwill Industriesrecycles; from clothing, household
items, furniture, electronics to paper,plastic and so much more.

Goodwill's Mission:
Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries mission is to help improve the
quality of life for people with disabilities and other work
place disadvantages through employment and other opportunities
for personal growth.